2018-19 School Recognition Program

Results
List of Recognized Schools

Background on the New State School Recognition System

The State Board of Education (SBE) along with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC) have re-imagined school recognition in Washington! Recognition is based on state-level and local information. This recognition framework selects schools along the entire continuum of support and highlights positive systems changes happening in schools around our state.

Phase 2 of the New State School Recognition System (2020)

Washington School Recognition Program

Schools are recognized for:

Closing Gaps: these schools close opportunity gaps for specific student groups, e.g. Hispanic students and make systems changes to improve outcomes for all students
Growth: Schools recognized for growth show progress one year to the next
Achievement: Schools recognized for high achievement show high performance in many measures. Measures include English language arts (ELA) and math state test scores and graduation rates.

If you would like to view a more detailed description of the three routes to recognition see the 2018-19 Methodology page.

Results and School Identifications

The three approaches resulted in the recognition of hundreds of schools. See the 2018-19 Methodology page for more information.

Find the table below for the 18-19 honorees.

Fore more detail and technical data information, find the recognition system business rules linked here: 2018-19 Business Rules (Phase 2). Find also a detailed file for all public schools containing the data elements required to understand why a school or was not identified for recognition.

Banners and certificates for recognized schools will be sent to ESDs for distribution.

State Recognized Schools for 2018-19

School	District	Recognized for...
Utsalady Elementary	Stanwood-Camano School District	Growth for All Students and students who receive special education services.
Starbuck School	Starbuck School District	Growth for students identifying as White.
Chloe Clark Elementary	Steilacoom Hist. School District	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Sultan Elementary School	Sultan School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school and Growth for students identifying with Two or More races.
Summit Public School: Sierra	Summit Public Schools	Growth for students who receive special education services.
Summit Public School: Atlas	Summit Public Schools	Growth for students who are English learners.
Emerald Hills Elementary	Sumner School District	Achievement for ELA and Math.
Maple Lawn Elementary	Sumner School District	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program, students identifying with Two or More races, and students identifying as White.
Washington Elementary	Sunnyside School District	Growth for students who are English learners and students identifying as White.
Sierra Vista Middle School	Sunnyside School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Chief Kamiakin Elementary School	Sunnyside School District	Closing Gaps for All Students.
Chief Kitsap Academy	Suquamish Tribal Education Department	Growth for students identifying with Two or More races.
Crescent Heights	Tacoma School District	Growth for students identifying as White.
Larchmont	Tacoma School District	Growth for students identifying as White.
Reed	Tacoma School District	Growth for students identifying as White.
Science and Math Institute	Tacoma School District	Achievement for ELA, Graduation, 9th Grade On-Track, and Dual Credit and Growth for students with disabilities.
Point Defiance	Tacoma School District	Growth for students identifying with Two or More races.
Skyline	Tacoma School District	Growth for students who are English learners, students who receive special education services, and students identifying as White.
Geiger	Tacoma School District	Growth for students identifying as Asian and students identifying as White.
Northeast Tacoma	Tacoma School District	Growth for students who are English learners, students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program, students identifying as Black, and students identifying as White.